Vigil (2021) s03e04 Episode Script

1
The Chinese scientist, Shen Jia,
where is she now?
When the Russians turned on the lights,
we knew that someone had given us up.
So, yeah, I told her to run.
Did you leak details of
your mission to the Russians?
Oh, my God. I'm not a traitor.
I'm her boyfriend!
Evgeni
- Hey!
- Weapons down!
We think Jia had discovered a bioweapon.
She wouldn't have left
without it either.
The thing you're looking for,
it's already gone. Jia took it.
Jia didn't want Russia to be able
to recreate what she found.
You know where Jia is, don't you?
I was trying to protect you.
- By taking my job?!
- It's not like that.
It's exactly like that.
Junior officers lie to
their superiors all the time.
SHE SCOFFS: In Moskow may be.
You told me the Russian phone that
Hodge was using to contact the FSB
has gone missing.
We think someone's taken it.
Yeah, Hodge's killer.
- Henrik?!
- He must have found out
Hodge was a spy and killed him for it.
Lorna said we'd find Jia
a few miles north.
Lead the way.
[PHONE LINE RINGS]
VOICEMAIL: This is DI Kirsten Longacre.
Please leave a message.
[PHONE RINGS]
[PHONE RINGS]
[RINGING CONTINUES]
Yeah. We have a man in Baltegrad
who can analyse the data.
Hey, I brought this to you, remember?
I can't risk this falling into
some Russian evidence black hole.
[PHONE LINE RINGS]
Kirsten?
Have you seen DI Longacre?
Er What, today?
In the last hour.
- Is she OK?
- What about Director Becken?
No.
OK.
What's the problem?
Er, could I speak to the Director?
It's DCI Silva.
I'm afraid you've just missed him.
He left 20 minutes ago
with your detective.
What were they doing at the station?
Is Lorna McAllister still being
held on the premises?
Our officers are preparing
Miss McAllister
for her flight to the mainland.
OK. Can you hold off on her transfer?
We'll be there as soon as we can.
OK, our guy at the airport
will let us know
if there's any movement, all right?
Look, I need you to do something for me.
Do you know anyone who could run
diagnostics on this?
I'd need a call log and a copy of
any messages sent and received.
I need someone, a technician,
someone independent.
It's a brick. One of my satellite
nerds should be able to get inside.
- Thanks.
- No problem.
No good.
We'll have to go on foot from here.
What do you mean? Why?
See those sinkholes?
It's thawing permafrost.
Sadly, not an uncommon sight these days.
Makes the land very unstable.
It's a nightmare for the bikes.
How far out are we?
So we passed the satellite array there.
Er Should be just
another kilometre or so.
Better move fast, though.
These storms can be
as ferocious as the bears!
Yep
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I don't have anything more
to say to you.
You spoke with DI Longacre
earlier today.
And?
What did you speak about?
I'm not saying any more
until I talk to my lawyer.
You'll have to wait
till we get to the mainland.
DI Longacre is missing.
I need to know what you told her
so I can go and find her.
You'll have to wait.
Look, I know you don't know me
very well,
but my colleague is in danger,
so I could really use your help.
How about I step outside,
leave you two to talk?
[PHONE LINE RINGS]
So now it's just us, can you
tell me what you talked about?
Look, I get it.
You don't know who to trust right now.
But I think I might know
who killed Daniel Hodge.
And that same person might be out
to hurt DI Longacre.
Do you understand?
Lorna, I really need to know.
Hello?
Hey, Amy
we got a problem.
My comms guy just got a surprise
from one of our friends
in Baltegrad.
They locked us out of the phone.
- Russian malware.
- They were tipped off?
I'm afraid so. And we were halfway
through the data transfer,
and we didn't manage to get any records.
Look, I'm real sorry.
OK. Thanks for trying.
I've just lost my best lead
and DI
Kirsten means a lot to me.
I think you're a decent person.
I also think you're the only person
who can tell me where she is.
I told her where Jia is.
KIRSTEN: What is this place?
Germans used it as a weapons store
during the Second World War.
Hey, here.
Thank you.
Svalbard has always been squabbled over.
One of the mining companies
bought it, but
they cleared out decades ago.
OK.
Looks like the generator's
still working.
Uh-huh.
We should update DCI Silva.
Well, your phone won't work here.
No cell towers.
OK.
Well, can you send her our location
on your sat phone?
You sure that's wise?
I mean, we still have
a killer in the hub,
and they might have hacked comms.
Yes, well, we don't have a choice.
If Jia's in possession of the
bioweapon, we could all be at risk.
When I spoke to Garcia,
he said it was just a sample.
It's not the weapon itself.
But if it gets airborne,
it's still toxic!
I mean, it could be lethal
in the wrong hands.
What if it ever got off this island?
How many people are going to be
in danger then?
We need everyone briefed and prepared.
Yeah. OK. You're right.
I'll let one of my officers know.
[ZAMORIN SPEAKS RUSSIAN]
Hey. Do you know where I can get
my hands on an ATV?
You've found Jia!
- Is she alive?
- Can you help me or not?
Yeah, of course.
[PHONE VIBRATES]
DCI Silva speaking.
Amy? Why haven't I been able
to reach you?
We have a suspect.
Director Becken was found in
possession of a Russian burner phone
belonging to Daniel Hodge.
We think the only way that someone
could have got hold of that phone
is if they were Hodge's killer.
You're telling me that the Director
of Svalbard is your prime suspect?
This just gets better.
Do we have a motive?
My guess would be that he discovered
that Hodge was spying for the Russians.
And then that conversation
could have been violent,
and it could have been self-defence.
What's the status of Shen Jia?
We think Henrik wants to find her,
either because she witnessed his crime
or because he wants to use
her discovery.
Norway are our allies,
so he must've gone rogue.
We need to stop him
from handing this to someone else.
Yeah. Well, I'm on my way
to apprehend him now.
Look, I'll update you as soon
as I've got him in custody.
DI Longacre
We need her on a plane
if we're going to keep the peace.
She's with Henrik right now.
She doesn't know he's a suspect.
Better get going, then.
- Yep?
- All good?
Right, survivor kit.
Has all your necessities.
Really?
You'll thank me for it later.
Look, I'm going to come with you.
Erm We've had a weather warning
issued for tonight.
Going out there on your own's
a bad idea.
No. The personal connection
makes you a liability.
I need cool heads.
What, and that's you, is it?
Did you know what she was
developing? How dangerous it is?
No, she didn't talk to me
about that stuff.
Whatever she was developing,
she'd have a reason, though.
She's a good person.
Look, I know this terrain, all right?
So tell me where you're going,
I'll make sure we all get back here
alive, you, Jia
DI Longacre.
ZAMORIN: DCI Silva, I need
to speak to you.
Colonel Zamorin can't be trusted.
He's sabotaged some evidence.
We can't lead him to Jia.
I'll deal with him, all right?
Just wait here.
I know you're in there.
Stand back, please, Colonel.
I need to speak with DCI Silva.
She doesn't want to speak to you.
We're meant to be working together.
[ENGINE STARTS]
DCI Silva!
Where has she gone?
You wouldn't tell me even if you knew?
No.
No, I wouldn't.
Here. I've got a lead
on Shen Jia's location.
Keep your voice down.
DCI Silva just went off
into the tundra to find her.
If we follow her now, then we might
be able to get their tracks.
She went alone?
Yeah. She She used me
to evade Colonel Zamorin.
Otherwise I would've accompanied her.
Did Zamorin know DCI Silva
was going after Shen Jia?
Yeah.
If we pursued now, he'd be right behind.
We have to wait.
You're not thinking clearly.
The last thing you want for Jia is
to lead the Russians right to her.
If DCI Silva finds her,
she'll go through official channels.
That's our moment to secure her.
- And if she doesn't, then?
- We have to be smart about this.
Your orders are to stay in the hub.
Is that clear, Sergeant?
Yeah.
Yes, boss, yeah.
[PHONE LINE RINGS]
[ANIMAL SHRIEKS]
It's likely a fox.
How long has Jia been here?
Nearly three days?
Could someone survive being out here
that long?
Well, if Lorna was helping her
with supplies
Are you OK?
Yeah.
[GLASS RATTLES]
QUIETLY: Put that down. Put that down.
Henrik!
[SHOUTING]
Stop!
Stay away from me!
It's OK!
- It's OK.
- Be sensible, Jia.
Let's all stay calm.
OK, no-one needs to get hurt.
Isn't that right, Director?
[JIA PANTS]
Who are you?
My name is DI Kirsten Longacre.
I'm a British detective.
- And I think you know Henrik
- What do you want?!
We're here to secure your safety.
Why should I believe you?
Drop the bottle, Jia.
We're here to protect you.
Is that your research sample
in your bag?
See, we know about your work, Jia.
Now, we understand that
it could be extremely toxic.
Can you reassure us that it's safe
and that you've not?
Well, that you've not shared
the sample with anybody else?
It's OK.
Where's Lorna?
Lorna told me where you were.
OK? Now, she trusted me to help you.
And we have ATVs parked
not far from here.
We can take you somewhere you feel safe.
OK?
Put the bottle down.
[SHE SCREAMS]
[HE GRUNTS IN PAIN]
I'm sorry, Jia.
Are you all right?
Don't touch that, it's mine!
Henrik, it might be broken.
Don't touch that. It's mine!
It's intact.
[DOOR SLAMS, FOOTSTEPS IN DISTANCE]
Someone's here. We have to go.
Who's followed us?
Right, stay.
It might be Amy.
No!
Get off me!
No!
[SCREAM IN DISTANCE]
[SHE GROANS]
Kirsten! Hey.
Jesus.
- Go!
- I'm fine.
- Look at me.
- No, I'm fine. Go.
[MOTOR REVS]
Don't run.
You'll only make things worse
for yourself.
You've got nowhere to go, Henrik.
I'll have to take my chances.
I'll shoot!
I don't think you will.
Stop him!
Shit!
- No, I'm fine
- That looks nasty.
If we've got ATVs, we can catch them.
Kirsten?
Fuck!
Hello, Chen.
Can I have five minutes of your time?
I don't think so, Colonel.
It's really important, Chen.
I need your help.
Chen, I need to find Jia.
If I knew where Jia was,
don't you think she'd be safely
back in China by now?
Do you know anything about
Jia's relationship with Lorna?
Didn't realise there was one.
Beyond a friendly professionalism.
Yeah? She burned Jia's entire
life's work to the ground.
Doesn't come from a friendly
professionalism, does it?
This is a question for Lorna.
Chen, we are not enemies
in this, really.
- Are we not?
- Uh-huh.
Russia can say what they want
but you and I both know that
you wanted her for yourselves.
Listen, your colleague is missing
and I'm trying to prevent her
from getting hurt, or killed.
Surely it's in your best interest?
Unless it isn't?
If you have a particular accusation,
then make it.
But all we have ever wanted
is to protect Jia and her work.
Sorry, help me out. Who's "we"?
You and the CCP? Or you and Lorna?
This is clearly just some
fishing expedition, Colonel.
And it is one you can continue
in your own time.
I'm very busy.
Listen, you think that acting dumb
is the smart play here, Chen,
but I'm watching you.
And if I find that you know more
than you've been letting on,
I'm going to be the first one
to come knocking.
Have a good day.
- All right?
- Yeah.
The key's missing.
- Mine too.
- He must've taken them.
He told me the terrain wasn't passable.
We'll have to radio back to the hub,
request assistance.
The survival pack was on my ATV.
It's got the GPS and
the communicator on it.
Right. Well, I mean,
surely somebody knows where we are?
You must've told someone
where you were going?
Oh, fucking hell, Amy!
Fyodor was stealing evidence
behind my back,
and we don't know about Cunningham yet.
- Yeah. "Trust no-one," right?
- What?
Isn't that what you say
makes a good detective?
You're the one that came up here
without telling me.
I would never have done that.
Yeah, and why do you think that was?
Fuck
Look, we should head back to the store,
- just wait this storm out.
- No.
There's a satellite array
not far from here.
It might have a radio.
We need backup.
It's our best bet.
- OK.
- Right.
Going somewhere?
Get out.
Look, we don't have much time, and
I think we both want the same thing.
I doubt that.
Jia back in safe hands.
I don't want you anywhere near Jia.
Well, that's a shame,
because I have something
that might help you find her.
But I need your knowledge
of the terrain to get us there.
Look
normally, I don't use blackmail
because I think it's such
a blunt instrument,
but since we're both in a hurry
I think it's best for you to know
that I have footage of you
and your fellow soldiers
on the night of Jia's extraction.
And I have a full video.
I'm very prepared to release that.
What do you say, clear evidence?
UK special troops
on extremely contentious
demilitarised soil?
Questions will be asked
about its source.
Mm-hm.
Only a matter of time
before Russia's implicated.
Yeah.
Time is all my government need
to spin the necessary narrative.
Strongest story wins, always.
If it helps, I have no intention
of handing over your scientist
to Mayor Korotayev.
She's not MY scientist.
Yeah, she is.
I've seen how you've been acting,
how much you want to find Jia.
Which I didn't realise at first, but
this is you talking to her, right?
She means something to you.
Here's the deal.
We find her together.
I will let you have her
if you give me her sample.
Take your time. Think about it.
But the only thing is we're not
the only ones looking for her.
And if the wrong people reach her
first, we may never see her again.
OK. I see you're too clouded
by your emotions
to make the rational choice.
Wait, wait
Tell me what you know.
Well, I believe Lorna McAllister
knows where Jia has been hiding
and has been concealing her location.
Lorna? What makes you think that?
Because our FSB agent
was sent after her for a reason.
Mm-hm? And she's the last person who
spoke with Amy and Kirsten
before they took off into tundra.
There's an old weapons store
to the north-west.
Pickford led a search there, day one,
after Lorna had flagged it to us.
We didn't discover anything,
but no-one's looked there
since Jia went missing from the hub.
How far north?
15 miles. We'd have to transfer to ATVs.
OK. Let's go, then.
Give me your phone.
You so much as lay a hand on Jia,
I'll put a bullet in you.
Understood.
[SHE PANTS]
Come on.
Get in.
Get in!
Yeah.
I have Shen Jia.
You can give them the green light.
No, she didn't have the sample with her.
Well, you can ask her that yourselves.
Just Just tell them we're good.
OK. I'll wait to hear.
You feeling good about yourself?
Not particularly.
Are you sure this is the right way?
I don't know.
I think so.
You know, we could go back.
- No. We can't.
- If the storm breaks out
Oh, for fuck Will you just stop
questioning everything I do?
What do you mean?
You're always doing it,
ever since I was shot.
What?! I was trying to look after you.
That's not what it feels like.
See, it feels like you're constantly
waiting for me to fuck up.
And here we are,
lost in the middle of the Arctic.
So maybe you were right.
[SHE GROANS]
Here, what is it?
- I'm fine.
- No, you're not, you're shivering.
Yeah, it's bloody cold, isn't it?
You were hit pretty bad.
You could be concussed.
You shouldn't be out here.
We've got to keep going.
You're too quiet.
I don't like it.
I'm fine. Hey I'm fine.
I'm fine. I just need a moment.
It's too fast, isn't it?
We need to get you back!
And then you can carry on
being pissed off with me.
Careful what you wish for.
Kirsten, look. Look!
Come on.
How far to the weapon store?
We're about a mile out,
bearing three-three-zero.
Thank God no-one in Svalbard
locks their doors.
Ah
It's locked.
- Nothing?
- No.
No radios here either.
OK, it's back to the hub, then.
I mean, it can't be more than
a couple of miles.
If we follow the ATV tracks,
it's going to
Kirsten, just
We're staying, OK? Let's take this off.
Look
Take this.
No. What about you?
I'm fine.
Anything?
No. There's no-one here.
Well, she was here.
We were too late.
Kirsten?
Hey, love. No, no, no.
Darling, you can't sleep right now.
Hey, look.
All you brought is chocolate?
See, that's why I don't let you do
the kids' lunch boxes.
I'm sorry.
I should've told you right away
why I was sent here. It's just
I didn't want you think
it was my idea, and I
I don't know. I'm an idiot.
It's fine.
There must be some more blankets
round here.
Actually, do you know what?
No, it's not fine.
And that's part of the problem.
What?
Because you know it's not fine,
but you still distract yourself
instead of actually confronting
what's going on.
I'm not a fucking mind-reader,
Kirsten! If you
If you're upset with me about
something, then you've got to say.
So, what, this is about home, the kids?
Yeah, you know it is.
OK
OK, well, maybe I could do more.
But that would mean you
actually letting me.
Look, it's like with this case.
You You've made so many big
decisions while you've been here,
you've not even thought to ask me
about them.
Yeah, because they were my decisions
to make.
No. No, because you knew
I'd have questions about you working
with a Russian detective
and what happened with Polina.
It's like
It just felt like you were trying
to prove that you didn't need me.
What I needed was to prove to myself
that I can do this on my own
and I don't need you coming in
to save the day.
See, I went back to work
after a year of being a mum,
and that felt so scary.
But I took that leap
because I desperately wanted
to feel like me again.
So why didn't you talk to me about that?
You weren't available.
You shut me out.
I shouldn't have brought this up now.
It's worth a shot?
Yeah.
I just want our son to look at me
the way he looks at you
and not like I'm the spare one.
And I just want you to believe in me.
Oh, my God, I do!
I do.
I don't buy that Henrik murdered
Hodge for being a Russian spy.
I just don't see it.
You seriously want to talk about
the case?
[THEY CHUCKLE]
He attacked you and left you to freeze.
I think he's more than capable.
But then what's his plan for Jia?
Well, Hodge was murdered in Jia's room.
So if she witnessed anything,
he'd want to silence her, right?
But then why not kill her
when he had the chance?
Because he wants the sample and not Jia?
Or both.
I mean, the sample only means something
if it can be developed into a weapon.
They'll need Jia to do that.
Yeah. He has to be working with someone.
- He wouldn't be doing this alone.
- Mm.
Someone who'd kill Hodge
to keep Jia's discovery
out of Russian hands?
Mm.
[VEHICLES APPROACH]
[HE SIGHS]
What now?
We wait.
CUNNINGHAM: Are you joking?
What, you had her and then, what,
you just let him take her?
- She's good as dead now, isn't she?
- We don't know that.
Well, we think he's keeping her
alive for something.
So you think Henrik's working
with someone?
Or if he's planning to trade Jia
and her sample.
What do you know?
No need to interrogate me.
I'm not a suspect here.
Well, you used malware
to lock us out of Hodge's phone
so, what, am I supposed to trust you?
And you were freezing me out.
I was only trying to get access
to the evidence.
Well, you've got to tell us
everything you know.
So I interviewed Chen earlier.
And he said, "We want to protect Jia."
"WE want to protect Jia."
So I thought he may have been
working with Lorna.
But now I'm wondering if he found
a different collaborator.
What, Henrik?
And if I'm right, he's going
to get her off the island,
then straight to China,
and then you'll never see her again.
Well, it makes sense.
I mean, China would do anything
to regain control
of a potential bioweapon.
Right. Well, if that's the case,
then they're going to try
and go by sea, right?
To the east is ice-packed.
To the north takes him deeper
into the Arctic.
There's loads of ways off the island
to the south.
We need to have eyes on those.
- No, no. He will fly her out.
- No, it's way too open.
Give me the phone. I'll show you.
- What is it?
- Well, I couldn't figure out at first,
but Chen definitely didn't want me
seeing it.
That's supposed to be
airport codes, right?
So ENSB, isn't that Svalbard code?
Yeah. ZBAA, that's Beijing.
And this part here,
that's a tail number.
All Chinese planes start with "B."
But what does Henrik have to gain by
handing a bioweapon to the Chinese?
Let's go and find out.
Cunningham, take DI Longacre to
the hospital, get her checked out.
Colonel Zamorin and I
will go to the airport.
- No, I'm going with you.
- Yeah, you need backup.
- Are you sure?
- Mm-hm.
- OK.
- Right. Well, first flights are at dawn
. Let's go.
[PHONE VIBRATES]
Time to go.
What's happened to you
in the past few days, Director?
I thought you were all about
serving the people.
That's exactly what I'm trying to do.
By selling me to the highest bidder?
Whoever it is,
you obviously don't trust them.
I saw you hide my sample.
You have no idea
what you're talking about.
Is it in case they turn on you?
Because they will.
As soon as they have what they want.
Come on.
- No!
- Come on!
Come on!
[SHE PANTS]
- Enough!
- No, no!
There!
Look, that's Henrik's car!
Let her go! Now!
We can handle this, Cunningham.
Put the gun down, Henrik!
Put the gun down, step away from
the vehicle and put your hands up.
Stay where you are.
- No, Henrik!
- Shit!
Stay back!
Henrik!
Stay back! Stay back!
I mean it!
- ZAMORIN: Easy. Easy.
- OK.
You don't want me to drop this, do you?
- OK. OK.
- Easy!
Easy, Henrik.
- I'm going to board the air
- JIA: Give it back!
[GUNSHOT, HE GROANS]
- CUNNINGHAM: Down! Down! Down!
- Henrik!
Kirsten, get back! Get behind me!
Jia, get down!
[GUNSHOT]
Henrik!
I'm sorry. I was never going to
It's OK. We're going to get you
to a hospital.
Jia?
Jia, come. Come.
[SHE PANTS]
Fuck!
It's not dangerous!
It's not a weapon!
It's not what you think.
It was the answer to everything!